difficilis
Latin
editEtymology
editFrom dis- + facilis (“easy”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /difˈfi.ki.lis/, [d̪ɪfˈfɪkɪlʲɪs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /difˈfi.t͡ʃi.lis/, [d̪ifˈfiːt͡ʃilis]
Adjective
editdifficilis (neuter difficile, comparative difficilior, superlative difficillimus, adverb difficulter or difficile or difficiliter); third-declension two-termination adjective
- difficult, hard, troublesome
- (of character) obstinate, intractable, hard to please or manage
- Synonyms: sēditiōsus, tumultuōsus, turbulentus, obstinātus
- Antonyms: obsequēns, obsequiōsus, oboediēns, facilis
Declension
editThird-declension two-termination adjective.
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masc./fem. | neuter | masc./fem. | neuter | ||
| nominative | difficilis | difficile | difficilēs | difficilia | |
| genitive | difficilis | difficilium | |||
| dative | difficilī | difficilibus | |||
| accusative | difficilem | difficile | difficilēs difficilīs |
difficilia | |
| ablative | difficilī | difficilibus | |||
| vocative | difficilis | difficile | difficilēs | difficilia | |
Derived terms
editDescendants
editReferences
edit- “difficilis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “difficilis”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- difficilis in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- difficilis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- difficilis in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016